When gold rush fever grips the globe in 1849, thousands of Chinese immigrants come through San Francisco on their way to seek their fortunes. In "The Poker Bride," Corbett uses a little-known legend from Idaho lore as a lens into this Chinese experience.
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When gold rush fever grips the globe in 1849, thousands of Chinese immigrants come through San Francisco on their way to seek their fortunes. In "The Poker Bride," Corbett uses a little-known legend from Idaho lore as a lens into this Chinese experience.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. THIS IS AN EX--LIBRARY BOOK THAT REMAINS IN FINE READABLE CONDITION. Former Library book. hardcover This item shows wear from consistent use but remains in good readable condition. It may have marks on or in it, and may show other signs of previous use or shelf wear. May have minor creases or signs of wear on dust jacket. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
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Good in good dust jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket. Some edge wear to boards and jacket. No apparent marks throughout this book. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
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Fine in fine jacket. Illustrated. xvii + 218 pages, 8vo, maroon cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2010). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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As New in New jacket. Size: 6.25 x 9.25 x 7/8; Type: Book 2010/Stated 1st Edition/1st Printing/B & W Illustrations & Photographs/ 218 Pages. When gold rush fever gripped the globe in 1849, thousands of Chinese immigrants came through San Francisco on their way to seek their fortunes. They were called sojourners, for they never intended to stay. Polly, a young Chinese concubine, was brought by her owner to a remote mining camp in the highlands of Idaho. There he lost her in a poker game. Polly found her way with her new owner to an isolated ranch on the banks of the Salmon River in central Idaho. As the gold rush receded, it took with it the Chinese miners-or their bones, which were disinterred and shipped back to their homeland in accordance with Chinese custom. But it left behind Polly, who would make headlines. The former owner's name is written at the upper FEP.
The sub-title is the apt description of this book. The Poker Bride herself is the vehicle used to recount the history of the Chinese in the west. The preponderance of the first Chinese were gold seekers. Though the book does not seem to address the probability that traders and businessmen were quite likely the first to spend any length of time in the West. It was through them that the miners came and who obtained jobs for the Chinese males. A short time later it was the 'businessmen' who brought in the 'hundred men wives' to service the Chinese males. This book also describes this trade. It is during the last third of the book that there is any real treatment of "The Poker Bride". I found this an enjoyable read about an interesting facet of America that few hear about.